The Chocolate War Violence Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

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The way he could dazzle you with his brilliance […] and the way he could disgust you with his cruelties, those strange offbeat cruelties of his, that had nothing to do with pain or violence but were somehow even worse. (2.16)

Obie is suggesting that psychological violence is worse than physical violence. Is one worse than the other? Why, or why not?